You have just entered room "Rumbles chat."PhrozenWSU: HeyGaherfindahl has entered the room.TanithRyudo:loGaherfindahl: Evenin'.Gaherfindahl: Is Troy gonna be an unmitigated
disaster?TanithRyudo:looks like itTanithRyudo:still hoping not, thoughGaherfindahl: Damn, that sucks.TanithRyudo:hope springs eternalGaherfindahl: Well, if they sanitize the Paris/Helen
elopement, I'm gonna be real unhappy.TanithRyudo:mmm....TanithRyudo:I talked to mew earlier today
over phoneGaherfindahl: Oh?TanithRyudo:we agreed that it would've made
much more sense if they'd casted Orlando
Bloom as PatroclusGaherfindahl: Hmm..that casting never occurred to
me.TanithRyudo:then they'd actually get down
and admit that Paris was a frickin' villain in
the storyTanithRyudo:instead of the Orlando worship
they're doing to attract more moneyGaherfindahl: Yeah. And this villainization of
Agamemnon doesn't sit well either.PhrozenWSU: Well, they all were flawed.TanithRyudo:as Patroclus, they'd get the
money from the Orli fans, plus have him cast
as a "good guy"Gaherfindahl: True.Pellcia: Hmm...Gaherfindahl: Yes, Mike all the chars were flawed,
some so more than others.TanithRyudo:plus Bloom has proven that he's a
perfect candidate for subtextual homosexual
themes with the other male leadTanithRyudo:consider the vast amounts of
Legolas or Will/Jack slashGaherfindahl: Okay, that consideration is a minor
one for me. :-PPellcia: *Kicks computer* Dumb stupid slow
internet connection!TanithRyudo:hehPhrozenWSU: If anybody should be the hero it
should be Hector.Gaherfindahl: But the dynamics would play quite
well for that particular audience.PhrozenWSU: Achilles was an asshole.TanithRyudo:well they are doing pro-hectorPhrozenWSU: Paris was a coward.Gaherfindahl: Hector comes closest to being a hero
yes.TanithRyudo:since I think they're gonna mess
up the timeline so that the achilles/hector
fight is gonna happen at the climax in the end
of the movieTanithRyudo:*after* the fall of troyGaherfindahl: Okay, that's just god-damned wrong.
>:oTanithRyudo:oh... and their "wooden horse"
looks like a friggin' armadilloPellcia: If I'm lucky...I'll be signed up for Keenspace
by the end of the fouth or fifth renaissance.TanithRyudo:if I was athena in the
movie-verse, I'd smite them all just for daring
to give me shoddy goodsGaherfindahl: It seemed somewhat influenced by
images of ROTK's Grond.TanithRyudo:...TanithRyudo:grond was based on a
monster/wolf/evil critterVCreed33 has entered the room.Gaherfindahl: Sorry, just my opinion.TanithRyudo:the horse is supposedly a gift to
athenaPhrozenWSU: It should be a big laquered wooden
thingVCreed33: this laughter doing skits on SNL is
freaking sadTanithRyudo:making it look like something
outta hades is not gonna look goodTanithRyudo:especially when you can just look
at any historical relic of grecian origins and
see that they at least have artistic abilityTanithRyudo:and tasteGaherfindahl: I grasp your point...doing a credible
Wooden Horse was always going to be a
challenge.PhrozenWSU: Unlike the Romans.Gaherfindahl: Of course, taste is largely unkown
in Holyywood.TanithRyudo:they could at least make it look
something like the classic grecian art stylesTanithRyudo:instead of... like an armadilloTanithRyudo:a burnt and charred armadilloPhrozenWSU: Well, it has the horse hair spines....PhrozenWSU: Actually, it looks like old bleached
wood.TanithRyudo:you seen the pic?PhrozenWSU: Yes. Old aged wood turns greyGaherfindahl: So, from what I understand, the
gods aren't gonna be in the movie?TanithRyudo:the head looks nothing like a
horseTanithRyudo:and the body...PhrozenWSU: Yes.TanithRyudo:looks like a giraff crossed with an
elephant or somethingTanithRyudo:Gah: nopeTanithRyudo:they're making thetis a seerPhrozenWSU: I wonder if they are gonna CGI the
towers of TroyGaherfindahl: Okay, I foresee that I will not be an
easy sell on this film.VCreed33: Achilles' heel? TanithRyudo:probably not... w/o magic/divine
stuff, there's not much they'd need excessive
cgi forGaherfindahl: Army/crowd scenes?TanithRyudo:well... thatGaherfindahl: The big fleet?PhrozenWSU: Well, they CGIed Rome for
Gladiator.TanithRyudo:mew was blowing a gasket 'cause
the trojan army in the trailers were using
greek tacticsPhrozenWSU: Everybody used Greecian tactics....VCreed33: well Achilles be at all mystical?TanithRyudo:nopeTanithRyudo:they're cutting out all the godsTanithRyudo:i don't think they're gonna even
reference his (literal) immortalityVCreed33: he's just really luck *rolleyes*Gaherfindahl: That just rips the guts outa of the
story..like trying to imagine a 'historicized' LOTR.PhrozenWSU: The roman legions were basically
Phalanxes with better equipment.TanithRyudo:just really good at fighting i guessTanithRyudo:they're painting him as the
greatest warrior in the world,
yaddayaddayaddaTanithRyudo:Mg: but they came afterPhrozenWSU: Namely the Gladius Hispania and
Tower Shield.TanithRyudo:Gah: *shudder*Gaherfindahl: Sorry. that's how I feel about an
Iliad without Olympians.TanithRyudo:heh...Gaherfindahl: There's no real thematic
underpinning anymore.PhrozenWSU: Tani: Troy was more advanced for
its time.TanithRyudo:I'm getting the impression that
they're gonna be anti-divinity (anti-religion?)
about thisTanithRyudo:the website had some bit about
Priam going like "his faith in the gods would
be his undoing" or somelikeVCreed33: oh F***!!TanithRyudo:yeah...VCreed33: Robin's father now knows Batman's
secret idTanithRyudo:...PhrozenWSU: Creed: Everybody knows who
Batman is now.Gaherfindahl: Gad, what more could go wrong
with this picture?Level100FFChar:Honestly how hard could it
be to figure out??VCreed33: phro: that's not a good thing thoughLevel100FFChar:Robin I mean not Batman.TanithRyudo:Gah: plenty... but we all have our
hopesGaherfindahl: Mine grow ever dimmer.TanithRyudo:at least all the bad news aren't
confirmed yetPhrozenWSU: Maybe they will do Thesius next.TanithRyudo:if we go in with really, really low
expectations, it might pleasantly surprise usTanithRyudo:maybeGaherfindahl: That's our faint hope talking, I think.TanithRyudo:possiblyTanithRyudo:they really should've picked the
iliadPhrozenWSU: Though Alexander the Great is being
developed by two companies.TanithRyudo:it's themes and story and
characterizations are simply too removed
from hollywood stereotypes TanithRyudo:they'd prolly do much better
with the odysseyTanithRyudo:since it's much more
hollywood-ishGaherfindahl: Even the Iliad is difficult to
compress into two hours.PhrozenWSU: One of the films is by Oliver StoneTanithRyudo:Gah: well, we're not just talking
about covering all the detailsTanithRyudo:we're talking about getting the
main cornerstones *right*Gaherfindahl: I don't expect a doctoral dissertation,
no.PhrozenWSU: with DiCaprio as AlexanderGaherfindahl: Ugh.PhrozenWSU: DiCaprio can't look Greek without
massive plastic surgery.TanithRyudo:thing is that the black/white
right/wrong good/bad associations in the
classical iliad is completely removed from any
of the romantic tangentsTanithRyudo:hollwood simply can't cope with
thatTanithRyudo:with their romance = good and
those opposing must therefore be villainsPhrozenWSU: I am still hoping for Trafalgar.Gaherfindahl: Well, the Iliad is a war story pure
and simple...romance takes a back seat.TanithRyudo:romance also being completely
homophobic... 'courseTanithRyudo:they're gonna emphasize the
whole briseis thing... just know they are...
arg!Gaherfindahl: Y'know, I always felt sorry for
her..she really gets treated shoddily in the Iliad.TanithRyudo:b/c it reflects on the reality of the
timesTanithRyudo:you can have the iliad and
divorce it from the culture of the times and
go by modern morality and beliefsTanithRyudo:the ancient greek culture barely
admits that women are sentient beingsTanithRyudo:much less that they get any say in
anything worth of notePhrozenWSU: Most cultures at that time did.TanithRyudo:yeah...TanithRyudo:which is why it's totally a
hollywood bastardization to give briseis an
emphasized role, much less actual friggin
romance, with achillesGaherfindahl: And with no gods in the story,
female roles will just be shafted completely.TanithRyudo:not shafted exactly...
hollywood-ized... though I'm not sure which
is worsePhrozenWSU: Heh. Master & Commander had one
female in the whole movie and that was only for a
scene.TanithRyudo:and they did fine with itGaherfindahl: No scheming Hera or wise athena or
motherly thetis..no one who can help drive the
story from an independent POV.TanithRyudo:i like M&CPhrozenWSU: I am surprised they were able to get
away with itTanithRyudo:i've no idea where hollywood
gets this incredibly stupid idea that female
roles must be forced into films that have no
place for them purely for PC reasonsGaherfindahl: Hollywood execs are mostly men
who haven't lived in the real world for decades.PhrozenWSU has left the room.TanithRyudo:fehTanithRyudo:or just money grubbers who
think you have to have a bust line and tongue
action to get any decent box office for thier
flicksPhrozenWSU has left the room.Gaherfindahl: Too true. You could have
amputated Arwen right outta the films and
improved them vastly.TanithRyudo:definitely... the A/A plot was
*awful*TanithRyudo:and contrived... it was so
confusing to hear them randomly make up
stuff about her supposed immortality and
how to lose itGaherfindahl: That linked to the Ring thing?TanithRyudo:yeah... that was outta left fieldTanithRyudo:at the time i had the admittedly
hysterical urge to throttle elrond and scream
"THIS is why you shouldnt've kept Vilya,
doofus!"Gaherfindahl: Heh. yeah.VCreed33: "Rumple Foreskin", good oneGaherfindahl: What are you talking about, V?Gaherfindahl: nvm.VCreed33: SNL's "Adult Film Awards"PhrozenWSU has left the room.TanithRyudo:we have a ghost in here...Gaherfindahl: We need an exorcist.TanithRyudo:don't think anyone qualifiesGaherfindahl: As an atheist, definitely not.PhrozenWSU has left the room.TanithRyudo:hehVCreed33: I have a tattoo of a cross, if it helpsPhrozenWSU has entered the room.TanithRyudo:fifth time's the charm?PhrozenWSU: AIM wouldn't let me invite myself.TanithRyudo:ahPhrozenWSU: Something like thatGaherfindahl: Well, welcome back.PhrozenWSU: Derby was a mess todayGaherfindahl: Have I mentioned I have a dog in my
house tonight?PhrozenWSU: NoVCreed33: eww, they picked some odd colors to
censor blood with on TBSTanithRyudo:what kinda dog?TanithRyudo:how old?Gaherfindahl: A collie hybrid of some sort.Gaherfindahl: Year old. name is Nemo.PhrozenWSU: Heh. Has it tried to herd your cats
yet?Gaherfindahl: The cats are upstairs.Gaherfindahl: The house has been divided into two
sections, one of which is puppy free.TanithRyudo:by choice or did you put them up
there?PhrozenWSU: Has it tried to herd you yet?Gaherfindahl: By choice.TanithRyudo:*nods*TanithRyudo:Nemo? by any chance female?Gaherfindahl: male.TanithRyudo:ahTanithRyudo:got any pics?Gaherfindahl: Neutered if that helps. :-PGaherfindahl: Um, I'll ask Cougar.PhrozenWSU: For herding instinct? Nope.TanithRyudo:have 'er put it up on GJ so mew
can see it tooGaherfindahl: I will.Gaherfindahl: I hope he don't chew on my cowboot
boots.PhrozenWSU: Collies aren't real big chewers.Gaherfindahl: Even a little bit of chewing will
incur my wrath, or at least my dismay.TanithRyudo:hehe... moreso dismay, methinksTanithRyudo:you big softie you ;-)Gaherfindahl: Stop reading my kittie related
entries! :-PPhrozenWSU: HEhTanithRyudo: :-PTanithRyudo:doesn't change the truth tho ;-)Gaherfindahl: Now that I think of it, he can't chew
my boots after all...they're in the no puppy section.TanithRyudo:how 'bout just yer toes then? :-PGaherfindahl: Bah, one day I shall surprise you
with my inner fierceness.PhrozenWSU: Depends on the dog.TanithRyudo:ha!PhrozenWSU: Some dogs are really mouthy.TanithRyudo:maybe when the devil starts
selling bobsleds... PhrozenWSU: *points to demonic bobsled
salesman*TanithRyudo:difficult since we're both atheists
:-DPhrozenWSU: Just because you don't believe in
something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.Gaherfindahl: Well, I've had a dog try to chew on
me for reals..that's why I quit my job for the Post
Office years ago.TanithRyudo:hahaha!TanithRyudo:for real?Gaherfindahl: Yes. I used to deliver junk male and
I had a german shepherd try to rip the mail bag
apart.Gaherfindahl: *mailTanithRyudo:junk male....Gaherfindahl: Still got the scar from where he
bloodied up ne of my fingers.TanithRyudo:o_OTanithRyudo:ouchPhrozenWSU: Freud was right. :-DTanithRyudo:poor dearieGaherfindahl: I lived. But I had the post office
terminate all mail service to trhe owner's house
until the dog was removedTanithRyudo:maybe the dog was trying to
attack the intruder you were stuffing into the
mailbox? :-PSirChristopher55 has entered the room.Gaherfindahl: Possibly. O:-)TanithRyudo:hehehePhrozenWSU: Hmm. That is an awesome quote to
use. "These are the burning times, the years of
pain."Gaherfindahl: Still, I was sick of the job anyhow,
so that convinced me to give it up.TanithRyudo:yeah...TanithRyudo:getting bitten by a cerberus
wannabe would convince me tooGaherfindahl: Once I had a kitten divebomb me
from a tree on a route..he fell right into the bag.Gaherfindahl: It was so hilarious..if it hadn't
happened to me, I'd never belive it.Pellcia: Hmmm...I g2gPellcia: later allGaherfindahl: Night.TanithRyudo:hahaha!TanithRyudo:smart kitty, to wait until it had a
safe landing net before jumping... ;-)Gaherfindahl: He landed on my shoulder, skidded
down my arm and dropped into the bag. his owner
gave me a brownie when I brought him to the
door..so apologetic.TanithRyudo:heh... so it ended up good for
you and the kitty. smart kitty! ;-)Gaherfindahl: I never did figure out why he jumped
me..I musta outweighed it by about170 pounds.Gaherfindahl: Talk about ambition.SirChristopher55:It did have the element of
surprise, as well as the high groundTanithRyudo:i think it was just looking for a
safe landing rather than wait for the fire
department to rescue it...?Gaherfindahl: Possibly.TanithRyudo:*nodnod*SirChristopher55:That cat's a tactical geniusSirChristopher55:Someday it will lead the
feline revolution, and I will salute it as my
new lordPhrozenWSU: High ground is only good if you
have ranged weapons or are defending.SirChristopher55:Or for ambushes from abovePellcia has left the room.Gaherfindahl: Well, it did have a stealth
advantage-I was suprised as hell. :-PVCreed33: and prep timeSirChristopher55:And a backup plan -- if the
vicious clawed death failed, it could cutely
tumble into your bag and allay all suspicionSirChristopher55:A devious, cunning master of
surprise...TanithRyudo:ha! :-)Gaherfindahl: Yeah, I was completely fooled by
that ploy.Gaherfindahl: Now if only the brownie had been
poisoned beforehand....TanithRyudo:lolTanithRyudo:but why? i'm sure it could tell that
you're already a loyal follower ;-)Gaherfindahl: I think I justsortof broadcast that to
all felines.TanithRyudo:yeahTanithRyudo:prolly why it jumped you and
not just any other random... passerby... or
somethinSirChristopher55:Is the forum search function
not working for anyone else?Gaherfindahl: Works fine for me.VCreed33: not working for meGaherfindahl: Can't help you, alas.Gaherfindahl: Are you getting an error message of
any sort?PhrozenWSU: That was a stupid commercial.VCreed33: what commercial?PhrozenWSU: "You shouldn't smoke cigerettes
because if you drop it on something flammable it
might start a fire."VCreed33: heh, sounds like that may have been
made by one of the tobacco companiesPhrozenWSU: Nope Truth commercialVCreed33: who's Truth sponsored by?PhrozenWSU: Basically, the Tobacco companies
are forced to give money to the anti-smoking
lobby.VCreed33: yepPhrozenWSU: So they let Truth guys run wild.TanithRyudo:is munchy still listening in here?Gaherfindahl: He hasn't said anything in ages.PhrozenWSU: Are you going to tell him off for
spamming?TanithRyudo:...PhrozenWSU: Seriously, it is getting annoying.TanithRyudo:hey, Mg... can you IM munchy
and tell me what his away message
autoresponse says?Gaherfindahl: Okay, be back in a few minutes.
Supper.PhrozenWSU:Auto response from
Level100FFChar: Do not Bother Me for even
the Great MunchKING requires his 5 seconds in
the dark with the cute music. Begone
PhrozenWSU!TanithRyudo:ah.... so the last line is twigged to
whoever is sendingTanithRyudo:just checkingPhrozenWSU: OkaySirChristopher55:I guess it was my network,
search is working fine againTanithRyudo:ah... TanithRyudo:we need a new topic, I thinkPhrozenWSU: South Park is on all nightVCreed33: the movie?PhrozenWSU: At 1 amSirChristopher55:It's been episodes from this
season for mePhrozenWSU: YeahTanithRyudo:arg... board... so... slow...TanithRyudo:raise of hands, please... how
many here think munchy should be made to
curtail his excessive low-quality posting?VCreed33: there's only 6 people in here?TanithRyudo:just getting a feelPhrozenWSU: *raises hand*TanithRyudo:not making any decisions yet,
specially since moderation ain't a democracy
to begin withVCreed33: oops, that was supposed to be a :-(,
not a questionVCreed33: *raises hand*TanithRyudo:you can invite more if you
want...Metasarc has entered the room.SirChristopher55:AgreedMetasarc: HelloTanithRyudo:hm... i seeVCreed33: heySirChristopher55:OT is one thing, but he pops
off ALL THE TIMEVCreed33: raise you hand SarcVCreed33: yourSirChristopher55:With no apparent intention to
actually participate in the substance of the
threadMetasarc: Lemmie guess...Munchy?TanithRyudo:he hasn't been really listening to
any of the subtle hints i've dropped or the
occassional deleted post (much)Metasarc: [Raises hand.]TanithRyudo:hm...AnOnymOu5 has entered the room.AnOnymOu5: HeyTanithRyudo:olaTanithRyudo:is the board dead to anyone else?Metasarc: To me.TanithRyudo:le sighSirChristopher55:Yeah, I got nuthinAnOnymOu5: Yeah, it's moving in super slow
motionAnOnymOu5: And making me sadTanithRyudo:le sigh againVCreed33: I dunno, not on the boardAnOnymOu5: Creed and his whole "I can be online
without being at the board" thingGaherfindahl: Back again.TanithRyudo:um... what's so hard about that?VCreed33: I'm downloading..thingsGaherfindahl: Weird, Forum's still working for
me.TanithRyudo:i'm checking GJ right now... not
that anything's going on there...Gaherfindahl: I posted earlier. :-PTanithRyudo:really?TanithRyudo:lemme check friendsGaherfindahl: Yup. TanithRyudo:oh... already saw that oneSirChristopher55:It's good for me nowTanithRyudo:thought you meant a new oneGaherfindahl: Ah no, not a new one.TanithRyudo:*checks* yeah, working nowGaherfindahl: Sasami surprised us..she came
downstairs during supper and sat on top of the
anti-puppy barricade.TanithRyudo:....and?Gaherfindahl: Nemo ignored her.TanithRyudo:....and?Gaherfindahl: She's never came that close to a dog
before..I could tell she was thinking about coming
into the living room.TanithRyudo:did she?Gaherfindahl: Nope.Metasarc: okay, did I miss something?Gaherfindahl: Miss something?TanithRyudo:Nemo = dog that is temporarily
staying at Gah's placeTanithRyudo:Sasami = one of Gah's catsMetasarc: Never mind, just confused.TanithRyudo:okGaherfindahl: Cougarwill post up pics of Nemo
later on GJ.TanithRyudo:coolGaherfindahl: And during supper he slobbered on
my foot! Thanks alot for even thinking about that.TanithRyudo:haha!TanithRyudo:I guess it was in betwee chewing
your shoes and chewing your toes... ;-)TanithRyudo:*betweenGaherfindahl: You'd fine that amusing, wouldn't
ya? =-OTanithRyudo:well, okay... no... Eagle299 has entered the room.TanithRyudo:*hides grin*Eagle299: Hello.TanithRyudo:loGaherfindahl: Uh huh.Eagle299: Whats up all?VCreed33: wow, Soldier has how a fight in my
dream looksTanithRyudo: O:-)Gaherfindahl: Ah well, I must concede the
obvious..I have no spine where these beastiesare
concerned. :-\TanithRyudo:well... that's not a bad thingTanithRyudo:*hugs Gah*Gaherfindahl: Heh. Thanks.TanithRyudo: :-)Gaherfindahl: Anyhow, back to Munchy (never
answered your question).Gaherfindahl: He's a pain, but I dunno if more
aggressive moderating would be a help in his case.VCreed33: just to be preventativeMetasarc: Nah, he'd likely just call you a nazi.VCreed33: lol, Highlander's about to come onTanithRyudo:well... if it's aggressively getting
rid of the problem posts, then his griping isn't
gonna do muchTanithRyudo:HL? what channel?TanithRyudo:the series or the raven?Metasarc: Movie or show?VCreed33: how delighfully coincendtalVCreed33: the movieTanithRyudo:ohMetasarc: Bah.VCreed33: TNTTanithRyudo:which movie?VCreed33: not sureTanithRyudo:hm...SirChristopher55:It's the originalVCreed33: it's funny because VCreed33
(02:21:07): wow, Soldier has how a fight in my
dream looksTanithRyudo:and munchy can gripe all he
wants about being nazi... but only 2 ppl have
any power/weight in their opinions of meVCreed33: and now Highlander is coming onSirChristopher55:ExactlyTanithRyudo:Llax would just laugh in his face,
and Watcher would only resist b/c he's too
polite to laughSirChristopher55:There's two ways to take fair
moderation: like a man, or like a whiney bitchVCreed33: because it was a dream that I had about
Highlander that started how my fights in dreams
goSirChristopher55:Since I feel this moderation,
should it be enacted, is fair, I think you can
take it from thereVCreed33: Tani, and JonahTanithRyudo:Jonah does not tread the ground
of RumblesTanithRyudo:and therefore defers judgement
in all Rumbles related matters to the Rumbles
modsGaherfindahl: Even if he cared, he has no time to
backseat mod.TanithRyudo:yepTanithRyudo:busy manVCreed33: so his opinion of you doesn't matter?TanithRyudo:his opinion on my moderation
duties doesn't b/c it will never come upVCreed33: that's coolSirChristopher55:So theoretically, you guys
could reign over Rumbles with an iron fist
any everything would be kosherTanithRyudo:hm... yepVCreed33: heh, I remember back in 95 talking with
some people that thought they just knew
everything about HighlanderSirChristopher55:Assuming you had a good
cover story for the inevitable e-mails (I
always prefer "it's a hacker spoof, pay no
heed")TanithRyudo:actually, a lot of the other mods
would be cheering us on if that happenedMetasarc: And then Munchy would be right.SirChristopher55:Oh, I betAnOnymOu5: What did Munchy do this time?TanithRyudo:there's a lot of anti-rumbles
sentiment out thereVCreed33: I asked them what other names did
Duncan use besides Russel NashVCreed33: they didn't even know about Russel
NashSirChristopher55:Yeah well, it's lonely at the
topTanithRyudo:V: ... augh!Gaherfindahl: Screw what the other mods think..as
long as Jonah or Parallax won't pull the ban button
on me, whatdo I carewhat they think?TanithRyudo:hehTanithRyudo:well, i get along with a lot of the
other modsTanithRyudo:BA and I sorta bonded over our
love of Jin Yong wuxiaVCreed33: some of the anti-Rumbles stuff is
anti-Chuck stuffGaherfindahl: By the way, no offense to either you
or Ben, whose opinions I value highly.VCreed33: maybe most of itTanithRyudo:and I've had a few late night
chats with Mike Smash and JustinKoba The Feared has entered the room.TanithRyudo:hm... there's a lot of anti-chuck
stuff... but there's also quite a bit of
anti-rumbles stuff from those who've never
dealt w/ chuckKoba The Feared:Subject of the moment?TanithRyudo:i think... some of it may be
before my time, so i can't be sureTanithRyudo:koba: moderators and
moderationTanithRyudo:@ cbrVCreed33: and munchKoba The Feared:Ah/Gaherfindahl: Sure. Conn has always hated
Rumbles from dayone.TanithRyudo:and munchKoba The Feared:Conn Seanery? Why?TanithRyudo:er... i used to knowGaherfindahl: AlthoughChuck surely made a bad
situation worseTanithRyudo:but i forget... it might still be in
one of my icq logs w/ himTanithRyudo:but whatever the original reason
was, i think it's become just a habit nowGaherfindahl: Hardly matters anyhow now that
Conn's moderating days are behind him.TanithRyudo:he didn't seem very antagonistic
when i struck up a conversation w/ himKoba The Feared:Heh.VCreed33: it has seeped into his soulTanithRyudo:hehGaherfindahl: I have to admit though that my once
very negative opinion of T'Omm has turned
around completely.Koba The Feared:Howy hates Rumbles.TanithRyudo:i've never gotten the impression
that t'omm was anti-rumblesPhrozenWSU: Joe Rice does alos.PhrozenWSU: *alsoKoba The Feared:Provoking a rant directed
towards him from Yours Truly.Gaherfindahl: He isn't.TanithRyudo:joe is... eh...VCreed33: I only have a slightly negative opinion
of T'ommKoba The Feared:What's with JoeTanithRyudo:thin skinnedTanithRyudo:looking for troubleKoba The Feared:Psh.TanithRyudo:that's what i got from him the
few times he's been on rumblesTanithRyudo:brb a secKoba The Feared:I never saw T'Omm as
anti-Rumbles.Koba The Feared:There are other things about
him that annoy me though.Koba The Feared:I think he over-moderates.Gaherfindahl: I don't relate well to TOmm at a
personal level, but he's a damned fuine mod.Gaherfindahl: *fineSirChristopher55:He annoys the hell out of me,
know why?VCreed33: same here KobaAnOnymOu5: Joe is actually a part of You vs
World 2k4SirChristopher55:J'onn is NOT spelled with a
capital O!SirChristopher55:Until this situation is
rectified, he will have my undying contemptVCreed33: lolKoba The Feared:T'Omm closes down threads
he thinks are pointless. And he has this
bizarre obsessive-compulsive thing about the
Front Page.Koba The Feared:Because he's always
complaining that politics or sports threads
are ""Koba The Feared:"Bumping things off the front
page."AnOnymOu5: Rumbles needs more Sports threadsKoba The Feared:Like there's anything else
regularly worth talking about on Comm.TanithRyudo:backVCreed33: I had to plead with him to re-open a
thread of mine oncePhrozenWSU: They used to talk about sex all the
time.Koba The Feared:They still do to a lesser
extent.Koba The Feared:One poster once started a
thread for the sole purpose of saying "I got
some!"Koba The Feared:It went for 150 posts plus.Gaherfindahl: V, that thread was treading a very
fine line.Koba The Feared:Never got locked.Koba The Feared:Which thread was that?TanithRyudo:hm... so hey, if i do get nazi-ish
on a few problem posters that most would
agree w/ me on anyways, i'd still be better
than some mods? :-PVCreed33: about my thing with robeteerVCreed33: but I wasn't trying to start anythingVCreed33: I wasn't even going to give details but
then people started asking me about itGaherfindahl: Tanith, you aren't capable of being
Nazish on your worstday.TanithRyudo:awww.... arncha nice to say soTanithRyudo:*hugs*SirChristopher55:*calls the SS to drag
Gaherfindahl away*TanithRyudo:meep?SirChristopher55:That's why she hires
lieutenantsAnOnymOu5: Tanith, you should ban Munchy
from posting on Naruto threads, and in return, we
will not have more than three Naruto threads at
any timeTanithRyudo:hm.....Gaherfindahl: Well, I wouldn't necessarily make
moderating decisions exactly as you do but I'm in
close accord with your approach or I wouldn't be
there.VCreed33: Gordon Smith, what line was my thread
treading?Gaherfindahl: It coulda got ugly real fast.Koba The Feared:Tanith, who would those
problem posters be?Koba The Feared:*Looks innocent*AnOnymOu5: *Looks semi innocent*VCreed33: because of the "faggot" remarks?TanithRyudo:well,
he-who-shall-not-be-named-tho-he'll-no-doub
t-be-back-soon-enough to begin withAnOnymOu5: Wow, I have no idea who that
means. Hotbranch, I guess?TanithRyudo:mhmGaherfindahl: Quite possibly..the whole thread was
an accident waiting to happen even though it ended
well.TanithRyudo:a few other trolls come to mindKoba The Feared:Guh, again I express
sympathy that you have to go through that./Metasarc has left the room.TanithRyudo:only one's actually had 30 or so
handles doing soVCreed33: anon, it's supposed to be shall not be
namedAnOnymOu5: I'll keep that in mind in the futureKoba The Feared:What more can we do to
stop him?TanithRyudo:munchy definitely needs a sterner
talking to, and more if he still won't listenTanithRyudo:nuke argentinaGaherfindahl: Nothing that's practical.PhrozenWSU has left the room.Koba The Feared:OK, I suppose I could hang
onto the rest of my arsenal and still be
feared...Koba The Feared:*hands Tanith a nuke*SirChristopher55:Ban ArgentinaGaherfindahl: The only real way is to require admin
validations of all new accounts..not gonna happen.SirChristopher55:That's practicalTanithRyudo:we may yet come to thatTanithRyudo:the ban argentina thingKoba The Feared:Yeah, how can he get away
with threatening to rape and murder people
like that?Koba The Feared:Doesn't the kid have parentsKoba The Feared:?TanithRyudo:eh... more easily for that i can't
do much legally over international internet
threatsAnOnymOu5: Well, do we have any positive
posters from Argentina?TanithRyudo:but the only upside to that
encounter is that i gave the other mods on
the mod board an eyefull of what we have to
deal withGaherfindahl: I don't think so.SirChristopher55:HahaAnOnymOu5: Well, then the balancing act is easyTanithRyudo:which gave us a step closer to
banning argentinaSirChristopher55:There you go, always find a
silver liningGaherfindahl: Well, that's an extreme measure to
be sure.PhrozenWSU has left the room.TanithRyudo:instead of the last three strings of
numbers... we're now banning his ip's down
to the last twoAnOnymOu5: Well, to be fair, ever since World
Cup 1990, and the Argentinan player hit a German
player in the faceAnOnymOu5: I haven't been a big fan of Argentina
anywayPhrozenWSU has entered the room.PhrozenWSU: Thank you TaniVCreed33: wbTanithRyudo:welcomeTanithRyudo:i would love to see the day when
all 200.* ip's are bannedAnOnymOu5: *checks his ip*Gaherfindahl: Heh.TanithRyudo: :-DSirChristopher55:Whew, good thing I'm 207.*
at homeTanithRyudo:lolAnOnymOu5: *sighs*Koba The Feared:So HB's ips all begin with
200?TanithRyudo:yep. all 30 so farAnOnymOu5: Does anyone else have a 200 ip?TanithRyudo:i dunnoTanithRyudo:i can only check ips on rumblesTanithRyudo:and it's not like i check everyone's
like i have nothing else to doGaherfindahl: Is it wise to be advertising your blog
on CBR like you do, Tani? he might tumble onto
it one day.TanithRyudo:he ain't intelligent enoughTanithRyudo:plus i have ban abilities on my
own journalKoba The Feared:Cooooooooooollllllllllllllllllll...TanithRyudo:and also, he's never been to NEBTanithRyudo:it's too intelligent a board for
himGaherfindahl: True.PhrozenWSU: We aren't intelligent. I feel insulted.
:-DTanithRyudo:... TanithRyudo:<_<TanithRyudo:>_>TanithRyudo:^_^;;Koba The Feared:Hehe.Koba The Feared:I, on the other hand, have
posted on NEB several times.Koba The Feared:And therefore am superior to
most of you.Gaherfindahl: I wish I had saved is post from years
ago when he gave what purported to be his real
name. It might have been useful to us.TanithRyudo:well we certainly do have a much
higher troll ration than neb!TanithRyudo:*ratioVCreed33: lol, if it were rations...TanithRyudo:Gah: I wouldn't believe it... the
guy's a pretty compulsive liarPhrozenWSU: *pants Koba*Koba The Feared:"Pants?"PhrozenWSU: as in de-pantsGaherfindahl: Possibly. But there was detail in
there that had the ring of truth, even if his name
was phony.TanithRyudo:hm. how 'bout a 'denial of
service' attack on the prima internet service?Koba The Feared:Uh huh.Koba The Feared:*Nukes Prho*Koba The Feared:*PhroGaherfindahl: That's an option.Gaherfindahl: Although I suspect an illegal one.TanithRyudo:if i spoke spanish better than i do
i might try calling the serviceTanithRyudo:and try talking them to taking
the idiot off their serviceVCreed33: prima is cousinPhrozenWSU: You just have to get Overmaster to
do it.Koba The Feared:A friend and I are watching
The 5th Element and Bruce Willis just jumped
through a hail of gunfire.PhrozenWSU: That was a decent movie.AnOnymOu5: Is the friend, Kain the Feared?Koba The Feared:I started saying "Character
Shield" in a singsong voice and my friend
looked weird at me.AnOnymOu5: Because that would be awesomeKoba The Feared:Anon, nope. Kain and I live
somewhat far apart. Or at least we did.Koba The Feared:He's just Michael.Koba The Feared:And he looked at me and
said "Sometime you'"AnOnymOu5: Michael the Feared?VCreed33: yeah!!Koba The Feared:"Sometime you have to
teach me all those weird fanboy terms you
use."VCreed33: I can dig thatKoba The Feared:Believe me, it is literally
impossible for Michael to scare anyone.Koba The Feared:I just moved in the TV we're
watching, his new one. By myself.Koba The Feared:He's too weak to help.VCreed33: I moved a 27 or 32 inch by myselfKoba The Feared:This one's a 32.Koba The Feared:And I spent all day lifting
parts of dead trees for a neighbor.PhrozenWSU: I don't know. From all accounts Doc
Holiday was very weak but I doubt anyone would
want to mess with him.SirChristopher55:That's because he was a
gunslinger with a reputationGaherfindahl: Ugh. falling asleep here. Think I
better call it a night.VCreed33: *sniff* the days when I was 160VCreed33: farewell Gordon SmithGaherfindahl: G'night all.Gaherfindahl has left the room.AnOnymOu5: Man, all of your friends should be
members of the Feared clanAnOnymOu5: That way, I could be a better Koba
fanboyPhrozenWSU: Is Koba getting a jobber aura?AnOnymOu5: He doesn't need one, his micro is
mad l337 yoKoba The Feared:*beams*Koba The Feared:Yep. You should see my
muta-ling.AnOnymOu5: Can't see anything SC relatedAnOnymOu5: I'm retiredKoba The Feared:I have a perfect jobber aura.
I've been fine-tuning it since I was born when
I single-handedly offed a SWAT team from
the delivery room.AnOnymOu5: HehAnOnymOu5: Your micromanagement is very
goodAnOnymOu5: Although really, what's a Swat
Team?Koba The Feared:Yep. I can micro with one
ha-...uh, hand behind my back! Yeah...AnOnymOu5: Like the equivalent to one marineAnOnymOu5: Haha, I imagine you played a lot of
UMS games with KerriganAnOnymOu5: And made a lot of MedicsAnOnymOu5: To have learned about "behind the
back"Koba The Feared:Nah, I'm a Valkyrie man
myself.Koba The Feared:I'm a sucker for accents.AnOnymOu5: Your Craft-fu is good and creepyAnOnymOu5: A good combinationKoba The Feared:Hehehe.Koba The Feared:I always thought that the
Valkyrie was an underrated unit.AnOnymOu5: Tell that to ten million dead
MutalisksKoba The Feared:They shred mutas like
nothing.AnOnymOu5: Which is the primary reason they
were added to the gameAnOnymOu5: They drop Scouts and Wraith too,
for what it's worthAnOnymOu5: And go reasonably even with Sairs,
per costKoba The Feared:I usually got them to own
sairs.AnOnymOu5: That's because you are eliteKoba The Feared:They own Devourers too
with Science Vessel support.AnOnymOu5: Bah, Sci Vessels aren't supportTanithRyudo:mmm... tis late here, i be getting
to bedKoba The Feared:But they're practically
useless against Carriers and entirely useless
against BCs/AnOnymOu5: They're the arm of the Terran ArmyPhrozenWSU: NightTanithRyudo:night allKoba The Feared:OK, Tanith!